EPA's Flawed Regulation of GMOs Examined

EPA’s Flawed Regulation of GMOs Examined
By | Oct 20, 2009 | 14

Industry bias, lax scientific standards, exemption of food crops containing pesticides from registration requirements, and failure to independently monitor GM crops after approval, are among the regulatory problems exhibited by the EPA when it comes to regulating GMOs.

Environmental Protection Agency's Role Under the Toxic Substances Control Act

By | Aug 24, 2009 | Leave a comment

TSCA provides the EPA with authority to regulate chemical substances which may present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment during manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, or disposal. TSCA applies to uses of substances that are not specifically covered by another statute, i.e., TSCA does not apply to pesticides, food, drugs or cosmetics. TSCA is therefore a “catch-all” or “gap-filler” statute.

U.S. Regulatory Regime of GMO’s – Jurisdiction Of The EPA

U.S. Regulatory Regime of GMO's - Jurisdiction Of The EPA

By | Aug 12, 2009 | 1

Any substance produced and used in a living plant, whether through conventional breeding or genetic modification is regulated by the EPA if it is intended to control pests. As such, the EPA has a role in regulating the several types of genetically modified organisms.