New research by Decision Analytica shows strong market potential for pork from PRRS-resistant pigs, countering fears of consumer backlash. Despite PRRS's economic impact, resistance can be achieved without affecting pig growth or meat quality, revealing a more nuanced consumer openness.
Corteva Agriscience is the first organization to complete the verification program, demonstrating its commitment to the safe and transparent use of gene editing technology.
On July 29, 2016, President Obama signed Senate Bill 764 into law, which amends the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to establish the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard.
Barring late action by Congress or an eleventh-hour ruling from a federal appeals court, Vermont will soon become the first state in the U.S. to implement a mandatory GMO-labeling regime.
AFFI and its coalition partners are seeking the enactment of federal legislation that creates a voluntary program to evaluate food labels that claim the presence, or absence, of genetically-enhanced ingredients.