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BRAI Bill referred to Parliamentary panel

(India Blooms) The contentious Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) Bill which was tabled in the budget session of the parliament by Union Science & Technology Minister Jaipal Reddy has been sent to the Standing Committee of Science and Technology, Environment and Forests for reviewing and recommendations.

Legal status of GMO probe team queried

(Daily Nation: Kenya) The legality of a taskforce investigating the safety of genetically modified crops has been cast into doubt. Concerns have arisen that its members were not legally constituted as they have not been gazetted, in line with government requirements. As a result, Kenyans might not have a chance to have findings from the  Read More »

Development underway for first transgenic sugarcane plantation

(The Jakarta Post) The National Genetically Modified Product Biosafety Commission (KKHPRG) recently approved the first genetically-altered sugarcane crop, paving the way for the development of transgenic sugarcane for commercial production. Bambang Purwantara, a member of the commission, said that the institutions which held the mandate to approve biotech plants had all given the nod to  Read More »

Test IDs All Foot-and-Mouth Virus Serotypes

(Laboratory Equipment) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a new cell line that rapidly and accurately detects foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), which causes a highly contagious and economically devastating disease in cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals.The cell line was created by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center,  Read More »

Patent-Protected Technology Ended Up on FDA Website, Companies Charge

(Food Safety News) Two small Maryland companies have launched a campaign to publicize their allegations that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stole their patented technology. The two small businesses, FoodQuestTQ, LLC and Projectioneering LLC are charging that FDA took patent-protected computer automated risk management tools they developed and are now making them available  Read More »

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