Environmental Protection Agency's Role Under The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

By Deniza Gertsberg | August 17th, 2009 | 1

EPA uses its authority under FIFRA to regulate plant incorporated protectants, or substances produced to control pests, both, to ensure that the production of such a pesticide in plants is safe for the environment, and to establish allowable levels of the pesticide in the food supply.

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

By Deniza Gertsberg | August 12th, 2009 | 1
U.S. Regulatory Regime of GMO’s – Jurisdiction Of The EPA

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.

Introduction to the U.S. Regulatory Regime for GMOs

By Deniza Gertsberg | August 2nd, 2009 | 1

Presently, it is questionable whether the genetically engineered foods are adequately controlled and/or regulated under U.S. law. There is no single federal statute or federal agency that governs the subject matter. Three federal agencies are primarily responsible for the regulation of genetically engineered foods - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).