Deregulating Genetically Engineered Alfalfa and Sugar Beets : Legal and Administrative Responses.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Contributor:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Administrative law.

Biotechnology.

Business.

Sugar trade.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (18 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-R4-1395 in the 2011 issue.

Provides background on plant biotechnology regulation and oversight, in light of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) decision to deregulate genetically engineered alfalfa and sugar beets in response to Monsanto Corp. petition requesting deregulation of these items. Reviews legal challenges of APHIS environmental assessments and injunctions, and discusses proposals for plant biotechnology regulatory and legislative changes.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Apr. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Deregulating Genetically Engineered Alfalfa and Sugar Beets

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