Resource Links
Agency pages, databases, and other resources for regulatory science in biotech and agtech.
Pesticides and chemicals
Registration, tolerances, and risk assessment
EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
Registration, registration review, labels, and ecological and human health risk assessment under FIFRA.
EPA Pesticide Science Advisory Panel
Independent expert review of scientific issues behind pesticide decisions, including meeting materials and reports.
New and existing chemical review, including microbial products regulated as TSCA intergeneric microorganisms.
Biotechnology oversight
Plants, animals, microbes, and food
USDA APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS)
Regulation of genetically engineered organisms under 7 CFR part 340, including permits and petitions.
FDA Food from New Plant Varieties
Voluntary Plant Biotechnology Consultation Program, completed consultations, and guidance on foods from genetically engineered and genome-edited plants.
Overview of the Coordinated Framework and how USDA, EPA, and FDA divide responsibility.
Rules and public comment
Track proposed and final rules
Searchable daily record of proposed rules, final rules, and notices. Set up topic alerts.
Read dockets and submit public comments on pending federal actions.
International agencies
Compare approaches and plan for global markets
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
EU scientific risk assessment for GMOs, pesticides, and food and feed safety.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
Canada’s plant biosafety and novel trait regulation, including guidance on gene-edited plants.
International food standards, including guidelines for safety assessment of foods from biotechnology.
Information exchange under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, including country decisions and laws.
OECD Biotechnology and Biosafety
Consensus documents on biology of crop species and safety of novel traits.
North Carolina
State agencies and extension
NC Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS)
North Carolina state pesticide licensing, registration, and enforcement.
Applied agricultural science and plain-language summaries for NC growers and communities.