USDA announced it will move forward with an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to solicit public input on a proposal to bring the regulation of animal biotechnology under USDA.
USDA's plan would move some of FDA's current animal biotechnology oversight to USDA, with the ag agency consulting with FDA on that front.
USDA said the notice will propose "a flexible, forward-looking, risk-proportionate and science-based regulatory framework that provides a predictable pathway to commercialization and keeps pace with advances in science and technology for certain farm animals (cattle, sheep, goats, swine, horses, mules, or other equines, catfish, and poultry) developed using genetic engineering intended for agricultural purposes."
Office of Management and Budget finished the review of USDA's prerule on the matter December 18. This appears to put to rest what is said to have been a tug of war between USDA and FDA over animal biotech regulation