Abstract
It could be a lot easier for livestock producers to get genetically modified animals approved for food consumption this year. On the last full day of Donald J. Trump’s presidency, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) signed a memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Agriculture to shift oversight of biotech animals from the Food and Drug Administration to the USDA. The Trump administration’s last-minute push to transfer authority over genetically engineered animals was orchestrated by the White House with buy-in from the HHS, which is the FDA’s parent agency. But top officials at the FDA are not in favor of the move. In a Jan. 19 tweet , then–FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn wrote, “FDA does not support the Memorandum of Understanding that @HHSGov signed with @USDA announced today.” He went on to say that “FDA remains undeterred in our steadfast commitment to ensure that animal
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