Question

Of the over 11,600 applications to the USDA by seed producers for GE crops, how many were eventually deregulated and allowed to be sold?

Answer 1

1,190 were eventually deregulated and allowed to be sold.

Step-by-step explanation:

As you may already know, in order for a seed producer to sell transgenic seeds and plants, or any other genetically modified product, he will need to request an evaluation of his production. This is because it is necessary to guarantee that the transgenic seeds will not cause any harm to any living being, nor has the potential to become a pest.

However, the production of transgenic products has grown more and more each year, which means that the increase in requests for evaluation of production is increasing. As an example of this, we can mention the 11,600 requests to the USDA from seed producers for transgenics that have occurred since 1987, of which 1,190 were eventually deregulated and allowed to be sold.