Starting in July, 2019 the following four phthalates will be added to the list of restricted substances under EU RoHS 2 (Directive 2011/65/EU), which restricts the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment in the European Union.

Following a two-year comment period, USDA has released a final ruling on labeling requirements for bioengineered foods.

Asbestos will be prohibited in Canada by December 30, 2018 according to new rules published in the Canada Gazette, Part II in October 2018.

The top court in the European Union recently ruled that gene editing techniques such as CRISPR-Cas9 are subject to the EU GMO Directive, bringing researchers extensive obligations that will likely slow research in innovative crop breeding.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released its Plant and Animal Biotechnology Innovation Action Plan, which provides an overview of FDA’s efforts to develop a comprehensive policy framework for the oversight of animal biotechnology products, including food and drug products derived from intentionally genetically altered animals and plants.