The Agriculture Department has exempted a genetically engineered grass from federal regulation, a decision that some critics say could portend a loosening in oversight of biotech crops.
The department said that an herbicide-tolerant Kentucky bluegrass being developed by Scotts Miracle-Gro was not subject to federal regulation because its creation did not entail use of any plant pests.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/usda-ruling-bluegrass-stirs-cries-lax-regulation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/andrew-pollack
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-york-times-new-york
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gm-crops
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/genetic-engineering
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grasses
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/herbicide
