Comment Periods Extended for Genome Editing in Plants and Animals
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced an extension to its comment periods for information on the use of genome editing techniques in animals and in plant varieties used for human or animal food. Comments on FDA’s draft guidance, “Regulation of Intentionally Altered Genomic DNA in Animals,” and on the use of genome editing techniques to produce new plant varieties will be accepted until June 19, 2017.
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