Small-scale field tests genetically engineered

A few of these new products are now at the stage where they are ready for small scale field testing. This chapter summarizes EPA s current regulatory program for genetically engineered microbial pesticides and presents a case history for one of the experimental products the Agency has evaluated. 

The policy also contained guidance on the kinds of data and information that should be provided to enable the Agency to evaluate the submitted request to conduct a small scale field test. This policy statement was reiterated in a proposed interagency policy statement issued December 31, 1984 (7) and was subsequently revised and set forth on June 26, 1986 as part of a final interagency policy statement (8). Under the June 26, 1986 policy statement, EPA reviews all genetically engineered microbial pesticides before they may be legally applied in the environment. 

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