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Plant-Incorporated Protectants Data Symposium

EPA held a public symposium on data that support registration of plant incorporated protectants (PIPs) in September 2016, which was rebroadcast on November 18, 2016.

The symposium provided a forum for PIP developers, the agricultural sector and the general public to receive information firsthand on the scope of the scientific review process that determines the safety of PIPs and on the pesticide registration process as a whole. The majority of PIPs registered in the past 20-plus years use insecticidal traits of bacterial proteins to enhance the plant’s resistance to insect herbivores. EPA, FDA and USDA representatives gave an overview of the regulatory system that applies to biotechnology in the United States in the context of the  Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology.

View the presentation materials from the symposium.

Videos of the symposium webinar:

More information about regulation of biotechnology.