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Court Extends Deadline for FSMA Rules | Food Safety News

May 22, 2013
| Filed under Agriculture, Biosafety, and Policy & Initiatives
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May 22, 2013
| Filed under Agriculture, Biosafety, and Policy & Initiatives
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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 »

May 22, 2013
| Filed under Agriculture, Biosafety, and International
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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 »

May 22, 2013
| Filed under Agriculture, Biosafety, and Research
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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 »