Laws, Regulations, Policies, and Responsibilities

Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology

Three agencies are primarily responsible for regulating biotechnology in the United States — the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Relevant Laws, Regulations, and Rules

USDA

USDA Public Notices

APHIS Biotechnology Evaluation publishes its regulations and legal notices in the Federal Register.

Rules and Regulations — Includes current proposed and final rules and interpretive rulings.

Petitions for Determination of Nonregulated Status — Includes current Federal Register notices on announcements of receipt and final Determinations of Nonregulated Status.

EPA

Federal Register Notices

Office of Pesticides Programs — Biopesticides

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics

Plant Pesticide Regulatory Decisions

FDA

Policy for Foods Developed by Biotechnology