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MOU Between USDA and FDA on Gene Editing is Good Business Says NCBA's Ethan Lane
Thu, 21 Jan 2021 08:24:45 CST
On his way out the door, the now former USDA Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the USDA and the FDA on animal agriculture gene editing.
The MOU was something Ethan Lane, NCBA vice president of government affairs, and others in the cattle industry had been working on for several years.
After the MOU was issued, Lane was interviewed by Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Director Ron Hays.
The MOU is part of a long conversation going back a number of years about the division of regulatory authority between the USDA and FDA on biotechnology and gene editing in cattle, Lane said.
We’re pleased to see this progress, he said.
This is good business as the FDA and USDA figures out how to share authority in some of these new emerging technologies, Lane said.
It’s a necessary part of a complex federal system, Lane said.
We’re hopeful things like this are left out of a quick judgement binge (common to new administrations) and allowed to mature as part of a long-term conversation, Lane said.
The FDA had considered gene editing as a drug and this has been a barrier to moving forward.
The USDA understands animal agriculture in a way the FDA does not, Lane said. That’s the reason to divide this authority, he added.
Another issue Lane expects continued conversations with the Biden administration is climate change.
They have been very clear that climate change is going to be a hallmark of their administration, Lane said.
We have a great story to tell in the U.S. cattle industry and we’re excited to help them understand what a solution to climate change we are in our current form, Lane said.
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