USDA Reopens Comment Period on Biotech Quality Management System Draft
August 28, 2009| |
Comments are still welcome on the draft audit standard developed for the biotechnology quality management system (BQMS) pilot project by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The BQMS is a voluntary compliance assistance program that aims to help stakeholders manage the regulatory requirements for field trials and interstate movement of certain genetically engineered (GE) organisms.
For more information visit http://www.aphis.usda.gov/biotechnology/news_bqms.shtml.
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