USDA APHIS Releases Draft Documents for GE Corn and Cotton for Public Review
May 27, 2015| |
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) released the draft environmental assessment (EA) and preliminary plant pest risk assessment (PPRA) for GE corn with resistance to corn rootworm and glyphosate herbicide developed by Monsanto. This is in response to the developer's petition to deregulate the GE corn.
USDA APHIS also released the review of a preliminary regulatory determination, draft EA, preliminary PPRA and preliminary findings of no significant impact (FONSI) in response to a Dow AgroSciences (DAS) petition to deregulate GE cotton with resistance to the herbicides 2,4-D and glufosinate.
The documents are available for public review and comment for 30 days.
Read the official stakeholder announcement from USDA APHIS.
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