A look back at 2019’s Federal Regulatory Update on Plant Biostimulants

Posted 3rd January 2020 by Joshua Sewell

On June 11, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the heads of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take specific steps to streamline and improve the regulatory processes applicable to the products of agricultural biotechnology.

At the  4^th Partnerships in Biocontrol, Biostimulants, and Microbiome Congress, Keith Matthews provided insights on these developing regulatory changes. He looked at the Statutory and Regulatory Structure of U.S. Biostimulants Regulatory Scheme, as well as updates from the USDA and EPA.

Federal Regulatory Update: Plant Biostimulants

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