USDA, FDA, EPA launch joint website for agri biotech regulation
The FDA, the Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency announced the launch of a unified biotechnology regulation website that would streamline information from the three agencies responsible for overseeing agricultural biotech products.
The unified website for biotechnology regulation describes the federal review process for certain biotechnology products and allows users to submit questions to the three agencies. The goals of the website, as stated in the announcement, are to provide enhanced customer service to innovators and developers while ensuring Americans continue to enjoy the safest and most affordable food supply in the world and can learn more about the safe use of biotechnology innovations.