As part of the Administration’s continuing effort to modernize the Federal regulatory system for biotechnology products, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released two documents today—a
proposed Update to the Coordinated Framework for the Regulation of Biotechnology and a
National Strategy for Modernizing the Regulatory System for Biotechnology Products.. Together, these documents present a comprehensive summary of the roles and responsibilities of the three primary regulatory agencies with respect to the regulation of biotechnology products and a vision for ensuring that the Federal regulatory system is equipped to assess efficiently the risks, if any, associated with future products of biotechnology.

Read more about this effort here, here, and here.

On September 20, officials from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, EPA, FDA, and USDA will host a conference call to discuss the Administration’s continuing effort to modernize the regulatory system for biotechnology products.

If you have questions for these officials on this topic, please submit them below no later than midnight EDT on Sunday, September 18. Note that questions should not exceed 300 characters.

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Call Details:

Date: Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Time: 2:00 PM EDT

RSVP: RSVP by following this link: http://ems6.intellor.com/?do=register&t=2&p=601402

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Please note, this call is off-the-record and not for press purposes.