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The U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the\u00a0deregulation of a cotton variety\u00a0, designated as MON 88702, developed by the Monsanto Company (Monsanto) using genetic engineering for resistance to certain insects, primarily tarnished plant bugs (Lygus\u00a0<\/em>species)<\/p>\n

As part of the petition process, APHIS prepared a draft plant pest risk assessment (PPRA) and draft environmental assessment (EA), and made these documents available for a 30-day public review and comment period on October 16, 2020.<\/p>\n

APHIS considered all public comments and conducted a thorough review of the potential environmental impacts in its final EA pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), reaching a finding of no significant impact (FONSI).<\/p>\n

APHIS concluded in its final PPRA that the MON 88702 cotton variety is unlikely to pose a plant pest risk to agricultural crops or other plants in the United States and is deregulating it effective January 19, 2021.<\/p>\n

Source: USDA APHIS<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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