Monsanto Announces its Genetically Modified Wheat Seed Should Soon Receive Regulatory Approval in the United States
From the Jan 27, 2004 Issue of Call of the Land Call of the Land Home
Monsanto Co. Announced yesterday its genetically modified wheat seed should soon receive its first regulatory approvals from the U.S. government, and that will help it promote the biotech crop to regulatory agencies in other countries.
Monsanto wheat industry affairs director Michael Doane said the Food and Drug Administration, which is assessing the safety of Monsanto's Roundup Ready herbicide-resistant wheat for human and animal consumption, is expected to approve the product "in the near future."
If approved, Monsanto's biotech wheat would be the world's first genetically modified crop to be used primarily for human food.
The Monsanto announcement was made yesterday at the annual U.S. wheat industry convention in Atlanta, Georgia.
From the Jan 27, 2004 Issue of Call of the Land Call of the Land Home
Monsanto Co. Announced yesterday its genetically modified wheat seed should soon receive its first regulatory approvals from the U.S. government, and that will help it promote the biotech crop to regulatory agencies in other countries.
Monsanto wheat industry affairs director Michael Doane said the Food and Drug Administration, which is assessing the safety of Monsanto's Roundup Ready herbicide-resistant wheat for human and animal consumption, is expected to approve the product "in the near future."
If approved, Monsanto's biotech wheat would be the world's first genetically modified crop to be used primarily for human food.
The Monsanto announcement was made yesterday at the annual U.S. wheat industry convention in Atlanta, Georgia.