Modified Organisms Subject to the Plant Protection Act

USDA-2026-0133-0001RFI
Comments
2,478
Last activity Jun 30, 2026
Deadline
Closed on Jul 1, 2026
Closed Jul 1, 2026
Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
+14%
-49% excluding campaigns
Document

Details

The document's own metadata, straight from the source system.

Title
Modified Organisms Subject to the Plant Protection Act
Posted
May 15, 2026
Comment period
May 15, 2026 – Jul 1, 2026
FR Doc
2026-09833
CFR
7 CFR Parts 330 and 340
Analysis

Overview

What the public is saying — stance, who's commenting, and the issues they raise.

Include campaigns

Stance breakdown

+14%
Net support
Support1,402Oppose1,048Other28
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is -49% across organic comments.

Who commented

Breakdown by commenter type.

Academic
7
Business
16
Individual
2,159
Trade association
12
Advocacy
19
Other
265

Comments over time

Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.

Posted May 15, 2026Deadline Jul 1, 2026
May 11May 25Jun 8Jun 22Jun 29
Support1,402Oppose1,048Other27

Support × commenter type

How each type splits across stance.

Support
Oppose
Other
Individual
63%
36%
1%
Other
0%
100%
0%
Advocacy
74%
21%
5%
Business
100%
0%
0%
Trade association
67%
8%
25%
Academic
100%
0%
0%

Position map

Who stands where on each issue?

Every non-silent position is backed by an excerpt from the comment.

American Alliance for Biomanufacturing (AAB)
AdvocacySupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
American Seed Trade Association
Trade associationSupport
Product-over-process regulation
American Society of Plant Biologists; ASM; Weed Science Society of America
AdvocacyOppose
Agrobacterium research regulation
Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest Division
BusinessSupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
Bayer Crop Science
BusinessSupport
Secure rule reinstatement
BPIA
AdvocacySupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
Secure rule reinstatement
Product-over-process regulation
Center for Food Safety
AdvocacySupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
CoverCress Inc
BusinessSupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
Enzyme Technical Association
Trade associationSupport
GMO/Toxin Free USA
AdvocacyOppose
Secure rule reinstatement
Gmo safety and health
Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
AdvocacySupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
InnerPlant, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
Secure rule reinstatement
International Alliance for Phytobiomes Research
AdvocacySupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
Gmo safety and health
Microbial Biotechnology Policy Committee
AdvocacySupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
National Grain and Feed Association
Trade associationSupport
Pluton Biosciences, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
Gmo safety and health
Precision Fermentation Alliance
AdvocacySupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
Simplot Plant Sciences
BusinessSupport
Agrobacterium research regulation
Society for In Vitro Biology
AdvocacySupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
Secure rule reinstatement
Agrobacterium research regulation
The Agriculture Biotechnology Alliance
AdvocacySupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
Product-over-process regulation
The Breakthrough Institute
AdvocacySupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
Secure rule reinstatement
The International Food Additives Council (IFAC)
Trade associationSupport
Trait-based regulatory framework
Gmo safety and health
Form letters

Campaigns

Organized form-letter drives, separated from organic one-off comments.

43%of comments arrived through a form-letter campaign 1,056 of 2,477 comments. 1,415 are organic, and 6 are still being processed for campaign detection.
Campaign1,056Organic1,415Not yet determined6
Comments

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