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The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) releases regulatory status review responses to four genetically modified (GM) plants. The plants included in the review are the following:

Bolivia Approves Planting of GM Soybean Intacta

Bolivia has approved planting genetically modified (GM) soybean Intacta MON87701 x MON89788. Alan Lisperguer, the Minister of Environment and Water, announced the resolution during the National Summit on Land and Territory, Production, and Environment in San Julián.

MARA Issues New and Renewed Biosafety Certificates for GE Crops in China

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) announced the issuance of new and renewed biosafety certificates for genetically engineered (GE) crops in China valid for five years. This is according to the report by the Global Agricultural Information Network of the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service released on October 18, 2024.

Poland Defers Implementation of GM Feed Ban

Farmers in Poland are allowed to use animal feed with genetically modified (GM) crop ingredients until 2030 as President Andrzej Duda signed off the law that will defer the GM feed ban planned since 2006.

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