date:Aug 22, 2013
e group said.
The group sent a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in late July and met with him last week in Washington to discuss its concerns. In its letter it asked that USDA fix its rubber-stamp approach to GE crops and said that improvements in regulations and oversight must start at the field trial stage.
USDA spokeswoman Courtney Rowe said the meeting between Vilsack and the group was productive.
We are currently carefully reviewing the concerns and information shared with us and wil