The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has released their review of three plants modified using genetic engineering to determine whether they posed an increased plant pest risk relative to non-modified comparators.
APHIS found that these modified plants were unlikely to pose an increased plant pest risk compared to other cultivated plants were not subject to regulation under 7 CFR part 340 and may be safely grown and bred in the United States.
The four modified plants are modified corn to produce an enzyme that degrades cellulose and for herbicide resistance to glufosinate developed by GreenLab, Inc.; modified almond or self-compatibility developed by Ohalo Genetics; and modified tomato for altered fruit color and enhanced nutritional quality developed by Norfolk Sciences.
For more details, read the program update on the APHIS website here.
Source: isaaa.org