Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2011. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a decisionstating that it does not consider a new type of genetically engineered (GE) turf grass to be subject to federal regulations. In the decision announced by the USDA’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the agency stated that it does not have the authority to regulate introduction or transportation of the GE grass seed under the provisions of the Plant…
