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2009-09-03 | permalink
US regulators set to speed up GE crop deregulation process
U.S. regulators are speeding their assessment of new high-tech crop seeds following ”frustrating” delays to the oversight process, according to the head of DuPont Co’s (DD) agribusiness unit. [...] Paul Schickler, Pioneer’s president, said a ”bit of uncertainty” had emerged among regulators assessing the new products and pushed the approval process from an average of 18 months to around three years.
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2009-09-03 | permalink
US regulators set to speed up GE crop deregulation process
U.S. regulators are speeding their assessment of new high-tech crop seeds following ”frustrating” delays to the oversight process, according to the head of DuPont Co’s (DD) agribusiness unit. [...] Paul Schickler, Pioneer’s president, said a ”bit of uncertainty” had emerged among regulators assessing the new products and pushed the approval process from an average of 18 months to around three years.
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