USDA Faulted On Oversight Of Test Crops
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A federal judge in Washington has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct more detailed reviews of applications to plant experimental plots of genetically engineered crops.
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Nine farms in Thailand have been found to be contaminated by genetically modified crops. The announcement comes after a scandal shut down a big part of the country&#39;s program to test genetically modified crops.
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U.S. inspectors wrongly allowed an unauthorized company to ship beef to South Korea that now has triggered a wider ban on two major U.S. processors, the Agriculture Department said on Monday.
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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is publishing draft guidelines that would encourage companies to submit voluntary safety evaluations of bioengineered food crops that sometimes drift and cross-pollinate with plants in nearby fields.
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When Fred Zaunbrecher heard in August that the popular variety of long-grain rice he was planning to grow had become contaminated with snippets of experimental, unapproved DNA, the Louisiana rice farmer took it in stride and ordered a different variety of seed for his spring planting.
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As US Department of Agriculture scientists work to determine whether the nation has its second mad-cow case or another false alarm, a state official says he doesn&#39;t think the suspect animal is from Washington.
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HIALEAH, Fla. -- The Food and Drug Administration is advising women who received mammograms at a Hialeah Clinic to be tested again, since the facility did not meet federal standards.
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In setting limits on chemicals in food and water, the Environmental Protection Agency may rely on industry tests that expose people to poisons and raise ethical questions.
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This article by Diane Farsetta takes a closer look at why the USDA bans independent testing for mad cow disease. When one beef producer wanted to test its own products in order to meet international safety
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The Christian Science Monitor - In rice-growing states, traces of an unapproved genetically modified (GM) rice have been found mixed in with conventional rice meant for human consumption.
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The USDA tests for another potential case of mad cow disease, and the fact we all know about it infuriates some local ranchers. âInconclusiveâ reports of another case of mad cow disease is driving the
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Opponents of biotech  crops said on Wednesday they were filing a lawsuit to challenge  the USDA's deregulation of Monsanto Co's genetically engineered  sugar beet because of fears of "biological contamination" and  other harm to the environment.
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The Food and Drug Administration came under withering criticism by a House panel yesterday for its handling of recent food-safety violations, and the Bush administration later disclosed plans to establish a working group to review the safety of food and other imports.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday banned farmers from planting a variety of rice containing genetically modified material that has not been approved by the government, and it told growers to destroy any plantings of the seed.
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The World Trade Organization opened an investigation Monday into whether the United States was violating international commerce rules that limited subsidies to American farmers.
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Consumer and cattle-industry groups are cautioning against public alarm as federal scientists look into a possible new case of mad cow disease.
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Outbreaks have caused the produce industry, long wary of regulation, to ask for more government oversight.