The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has reviewed two genetically modified (GM) plants to determine whether they pose an increased plant pest risk relative to non-modified competitors. The plant varieties reviewed are as follows:

• University of Florida: two submissions, a sweet orange and a grapefruit with disease tolerance to citrus greening, also called Huanglongbing (HLB).
• Bioceres Crop Solutions: wheat with drought tolerance and herbicide resistance.

APHIS has determined that these GM plants are unlikely to pose an increased plant pest risk compared to other cultivated plants and, as a result, are not subject to increased regulation and may be safely grown and bred in the US.