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Independent Science-based Regulation Needs Defending from Activists and Community Ignorance
In his inaugural address to the International Conference on the Regulation of Agvet Chemicals and Technologies (RACT 2020), Matthew Cossey, Chief Executive Officer of CropLife Australia, declared that independent science-based regulation needs defending from activist attacks and community ignorance. At the event held at the University of New England on February 16, 2020, Mr. Cossey addressed the modern challenges facing the agvet chemical industry and regulatory system.

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Concentration of Transgenic Protein in Single Events are Comparable with that of Conventionally-bred Stacks
University of Edinburgh researcher, Alan Raybould, and team conducted a comparative study to find out if transgenic protein expression will not significantly increase due to stacking. This is vital in ecological risk assessment of transgenic crops with stacked insecticidal traits, to make sure that existing margins of exposure are within acceptable levels.

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Regional Expert Consultation on Gene Editing in Agriculture and its Regulation
The Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) led six other institutions in reviewing the status of regulatory policies for gene editing across the globe, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. The Regional Expert Consultation on Gene Editing and its Regulation was held at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Hyderabad, India on October 10-11, 2019 and gathered experts from 12 different countries in the region.

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  • The Philippines approved the canola event LBFLFK for food, feed, and processing.
  • The Philippines approved the cotton event GFM cry1A for commercial cultivation.
  • Brazil approved the wheat event HB4 for commercial cultivation.
  • The Philippines approved the soybean event GMB 151 for food, feed, and processing.
  • The Philippines approved the eggplant event EE-1 for cultivation
  • The USA approved the canola event MON94100  for food and feed.

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