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Agriculture Biotechnology Fact Sheets
Government Regulation
Summary of US Government Regulation
International Trade
Ensure that export markets remain clear and unobstructed by unreasonable trade barriers. Applies to products of biotechnology research, whether they be food products or biotech medical products.
- Agriculture Biotechnology International Trade Fact Sheet
- The Biosafety Protocol-An Overview
- Letters to Congress, the Administration and the Media
- Agricultural Biotechnology in Korea (Feb. 13, 2008)
BIO Letter to Director, Trade Cooperation Team, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea
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BIO Letter to Director of the Center for Public Policy Suggestions, The Presidential Transition Committe, Korea Banking Institute
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BIO Letter to Director, Trade Cooperation Policy Division, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
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Testimony & Statements
- Letter Urging USDA to Issue Final Revisions to 7 CFR Part 340 by End of 2008 (April 15, 2008)
Letter to USDA Secretary Ed Shafer
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- Ag Trade letter supporting Ellen Terpstra's nomination as Chief Ag negotiator (April 4, 2008)
Letter to Senate Finance Committee
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- Letter Regarding ANSI Draft Standard Sustainable Agriculture (Leonardo Academy) (March 25, 2008)
Ag Industry letter to various US Government agencies
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- BIO Statement: BIO Urges FDA Release of Risk Assessment on Animal Cloning (December 19, 2007)
Letter to the dairy industry urging support for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's release of the final risk assessment on animal cloning.
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- Comments regarding the Draft White Paper “Concerning Dietary Exposure to CRY9C Protein Produced by StarLink Corn and the Potential Risks Associated with such Exposure” (December 3, 2007)
Letter to the Office of Pesticide Programs (EPA)
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- Comments Regarding the Maine Board of Pesticide Control's Draft Rules for Regulating the Planting of Bt Corn (November 28, 2007)
Letter to the Maine Board of Pesticides Control
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- Comments Regarding the Department of Health and Human Service's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Guidance on Genetically Engineered Animals. (October 3, 2007)
Letter to DHHS
Read the comments (1.61 MB PDF)
- Comments Regarding APHIS' Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) (September 11, 2007)
Letter to APHIS (USDA)
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- Comments Regarding Proposed Revisions to Regulation of Plant-Incorporated Protectants (July 13, 2007)
Letter to Office of Pesticide Programs (EPA)
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- Comments Regarding Proposed Exemptions for Plant-Incorporated Protectants Derived from Plant Viral Coat Protein Genes (July 17, 2007)
Letter to Office of Pesticide Programs (EPA)
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- The Patent Reform Act of 2007
- Opposition to an Animal Welfare Title in the Farm Bill ñ Joint Industry Letter (May 23, 2007)
Letter to House Committee on Agriculture and Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy & Poultry.
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- Remarks Concerning the Regulation of Plant-incorporated Protectants (May 22, 2007)
EPA Public Meeting
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- Draft Guidance on Plant-Incorporated Protectants (November 28, 2006)
Letter to Office of Pesticide Programs (EPA)
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- Benefits and Future Developments in Agriculture and Food Biotechnology
Testimony by Jim Greenwood President and CEO, BIO
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- A Review of Agricultural Biotechnology
House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Read remarks, testimony and more
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