Abstract
The US Department of Agriculture will leave it up to companies to determine whether their biotech crops are likely to pose a plant-pest risk, according to a rule finalized May 18. If a company determines that a crop is unlikely to pose a risk to other plants and therefore doesn’t need to go through the lengthy regulatory process, it will not need to inform the USDA. The USDA claims that the new rule will help get innovative crops developed with genetic engineering and gene editing to the market faster and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens for developers. Companies will assess the risk posed by a crop based on the properties of the plants, not on how they were produced. Crops deemed to be low plant-pest risks will be exempt from regulation. Environmental and public health advocacy groups say the rule will leave consumers in the dark about new biotech products and
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