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23 May 2024, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
The current  H5N1 bird flu situation in wild birds and poultry, dairy cows, and sporadic infections in other mammals falls on USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). [read post]
1 May 2024, 9:05 pm by Thomas Gremillion
Authorities with USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have issued an order requiring mandatory testing of A(H5N1) in dairy cattle that cross state lines. [read post]
16 Apr 2024, 9:05 pm by Dan Flynn
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial flock in the United States on Feb. 8, 2022. [read post]
1 Apr 2024, 9:05 pm by News Desk
The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) provides regular updates on detections in dairy herds and information on epidemiological findings and biosecurity guidance for farmers and veterinarians. [read post]
1 Apr 2024, 7:18 am by Lynn L. Bergeson
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on March 22, 2024, that it has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) and draft plant pest risk assessment (PPRA) evaluating the potential environmental impacts and plant pest risk that may result from the approval of a petition for nonregulated status for maize developed using genetic engineering for… [read post]
1 Apr 2024, 7:18 am by Lynn L. Bergeson
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on March 22, 2024, that it has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) and draft plant pest risk assessment (PPRA) evaluating the potential environmental impacts and plant pest risk that may result from the approval of a petition for nonregulated status for maize developed using genetic engineering for… [read post]
1 Apr 2024, 7:18 am by Lynn L. Bergeson
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on March 22, 2024, that it has prepared a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) and draft plant pest risk assessment (PPRA) evaluating the potential environmental impacts and plant pest risk that may result from the approval of a petition for nonregulated status for maize developed using genetic engineering for… [read post]
4 Mar 2024, 11:09 am by Lynn L. Bergeson
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on March 4, 2024, that it received a petition from Bayer U.S. [read post]
4 Mar 2024, 11:09 am by Lynn L. Bergeson
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on March 4, 2024, that it received a petition from Bayer U.S. [read post]
22 Feb 2024, 2:15 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Under increasing scrutiny, in 2023, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service filed animal welfare administrative complaints against noncompliant animal businesses at more than quadruple the rate than under the previous administration. [read post]
19 Feb 2024, 9:06 pm by Dan Flynn
 USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is the lead agency for combatting avian influenza, and it has not seemed interested in vaccines. [read post]
5 Feb 2024, 3:24 pm by U.S. Department of Agriculture
In her role with OGC, Toomey represented and provided legal counsel to USDA agencies, including the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Agricultural Marketing Service, on a variety of legal, policy and international issues as well as civil, criminal and administrative enforcement actions. [read post]
3 Jan 2024, 7:03 am by Lynn L. Bergeson
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed on November 15, 2023, five new types of genetic modifications a plant can contain and be exempt from the regulations for the movement of organisms modified or produced through genetic engineering because such modifications could otherwise be achieved through conventional breeding methods. 88 Fed. [read post]
3 Jan 2024, 7:03 am by Lynn L. Bergeson
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed on November 15, 2023, five new types of genetic modifications a plant can contain and be exempt from the regulations for the movement of organisms modified or produced through genetic engineering because such modifications could otherwise be achieved through conventional breeding methods. 88 Fed. [read post]
11 Dec 2023, 9:01 pm by Dan Flynn
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reports that avian influenza is caused by influenza Type A virus (influenza A). [read post]
4 Dec 2023, 10:37 am by Lynn L. Bergeson
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) “advis[ed] the public” on December 1, 2023, of its determination that DP23211 maize (corn) that has been developed using genetic engineering for insect resistance to western corn rootworm and contains the gene that codes for the phosphinothricin acetyltransferase protein responsible for tolerance to glufosinate-ammonium herbicides, as… [read post]
4 Dec 2023, 10:37 am by Lynn L. Bergeson
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) “advis[ed] the public” on December 1, 2023, of its determination that DP23211 maize (corn) that has been developed using genetic engineering for insect resistance to western corn rootworm and contains the gene that codes for the phosphinothricin acetyltransferase protein responsible for tolerance to glufosinate-ammonium herbicides, as… [read post]
4 Dec 2023, 10:37 am by Lynn L. Bergeson
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) “advis[ed] the public” on December 1, 2023, of its determination that DP23211 maize (corn) that has been developed using genetic engineering for insect resistance to western corn rootworm and contains the gene that codes for the phosphinothricin acetyltransferase protein responsible for tolerance to glufosinate-ammonium herbicides, as… [read post]
16 Nov 2023, 10:48 am by Lynn L. Bergeson
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed on November 15, 2023, five new types of genetic modifications a plant can contain and be exempt from the regulations for the movement of organisms modified or produced through genetic engineering because such modifications could otherwise be achieved through conventional breeding methods. 88 Fed. [read post]
16 Nov 2023, 10:48 am by Lynn L. Bergeson
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed on November 15, 2023, five new types of genetic modifications a plant can contain and be exempt from the regulations for the movement of organisms modified or produced through genetic engineering because such modifications could otherwise be achieved through conventional breeding methods. 88 Fed. [read post]